'multiple' shops in 'multiple' states that mavic QC has dropped significantly and some bike shops have stopped carrying them?
sound pretty extreme, and what a foolish decision on the part of the bike shops.
well, anyways, regarding the question, alex or mavic? there is debatable wisdom regarding mavics being a 'gold standard' for rims....some feel anodizing is debilitating on the matrix.....also, the new Mavic Maxtal rim alloy seem to be not as duro as different alloys like old E6061 or whatever was being extruded back in the day, but this is speculation on my part.....
although there are plenty of differences between a Ksyrium ES, an Aksium, and Crossmax enduro wheelsets (wheels BUILT by Mavic,)
a Mavic Open Pro rim built up into a wheel inexpertly by some yahoo,
and an Alex wheelset,
alex wheelsets are cheap crab, compared to wheels produced by Mavic. hands down, across the price points.
besides, a CXP22 'wheelset' is NOT in the current Mavic lineup......if that is 2006 product, that is a CXP rim, built into a wheel by a third party.......
Last edited by Bekologist; 07-20-06 at 09:09 AM.